The Weather Will Be a Factor (Kayak Session 2014 Green Race Coverage with Shane Benedict)

We have had the perfect week of weather leading up to the Green Race. It has been 65 to 70 degrees with clear blue skies. Here in North Carolina we haven’t even had an evening below freezing. Mother Nature decided to go nasty on us just in time for the race. It’s gonna stay pretty warm all the way to Friday evening and then the bottom is going to drop out of it. The forecasted high Temp for Saturday is 43 degrees, snow showers, and 30 mph winds.

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The racers are going to have to pay close attention to their gear choices, food intake, and timing so that they hit the start gate with the power reserves they will need. They will over-heat quickly on the race-course if they dress for the weather but while they are waiting for their start-time it will be tough to stay warm. So knowing the schedule and when they will be starting will be very important to the paddlers so they can stay warm and energized up too the last minutes before they drop into the Narrows.